Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber (Holothuria sp.)
Regular price £20.00Tiger tail sea cucumber (Holothuria sp.)
Family: Holothuriidae
Care level: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef compatibility: Reef safe
Max size: 30 cm
Diet: Detrivore / Omnivore
The tiger tail sea cucumber is an unusual reef scavenger that really highlights the amazing diversity of the ocean. Sea cucumbers will feed on all types of detritus and left overs, with their elastic like body they able to manipulate their shape to fit into the most hard to reach spaces.Â
Sea cucumbers rarely completely leave the safety of their burrow or cave, stretching out to service the area directly surrounding them, with an impressive reach as they stretch that defies the imagination.
Sea cucumbers have the potentional to poison tanks although this is very unlikely and rare, this would only usually occur if the animal was severaly damaged by being sucked into a pump, given where they choose to live it really is not a common experience.
Sea cucumbers are best kept in tanks of 150+ litres, with an established sand bed of 3cm or more.Â
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Due to variations in species your item may not be identical to that featured in the image, we do however ensure the species is correct and that the markings and colors are very similar.
Before ordering please familiarise yourself with our alive arrive guarantee and the process for making claims under our guarantee.
We offer an 'Arrive Alive' guarantee on all corals, critters, fish and invertebrates. If they do not arrive alive then subject to these terms and conditions you can request a replacement or refund. We guarantee our livestock will arrive alive, there is no reason why it should arrive any other way due to the care and professional way in which they are packaged with heatpacks, polystyrene boxes and all other necessary precautions considered for the species we are shipping.
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